- Date Of Birth: February 20, 1958
- Date Of Death: October 5, 2022
- State: Colorado
Peggy Ann Havener, age 64, died peacefully at home with family on October 5, 2022. She exhibited remarkable courage in her battle against a rare cancer. Peggy was born February 20, 1958, to Dr. Robert C. Greiner and Mrs. Joan M. Greiner in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her childhood featured love of the western outdoors, surrounded by friends and family.
As a child she enjoyed tennis, golf, skiing, water skiing, hiking, running, and fishing. Peggy attended the University of New Mexico, later moving to Denver in the early 1980s. She graduated from Metropolitan State College in Denver. Peggy met her husband, Dr. Darrell Havener, a Highlands Ranch dentist and orthodontist, at age 27. They were married in 1989, living in Littleton and Centennial. An exceptional listener and empathetic, faithful confidant, Peggy’s friends often sought her advice. Peggy was drawn to the study of clinical psychology. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from The University of Colorado-Denver. Peggy served briefly as a full-time therapist, providing individual and group counseling, until the arrival of their son Bryan, the love of her life.
Peggy’s maternal nurturing and adoration of her son fulfilled her greatest dreams. As a new mother, Peggy worked part-time, counseling pregnant teens and delved into adoption issues. For many years Peggy helped in the orthodontic office.
The intimacy of her ongoing women’s group, started in the 1990s, was replete with semi-annual retreats in the mountains, worship, and study. It fed her soul and provided immense support as she faced life’s struggles.
Peggy is survived by her husband, Darrell, their son, Bryan, her brother Bryan Greiner, sister-in-law Cathy Havener Greer, nieces and nephews Matt Greer and Annie Greer, Amy Baklini, Sean Baklini and Susan Baklini, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Her parents preceded her in death, as did her sister, Lynn Greiner Baklini.
